IRB Advisor articles from January 2008

IRB Advisor archives from January 2008

Does your IRB have a plan for handling incidental findings?
January 1, 2008... Does your IRB have a plan for handling incidental findings? If not, here's what you need to know How IRBs should handle incidental findings is becoming such a notable issue among IRB professionals that there was a recent conference...

Student mentor serves on IRB, helps other students navigate system.
January 1, 2008... Student mentor serves on IRB, helps other students navigate system Program improves IRB efficiency Fledgling student investigators at universities can find human subjects protection regulations complicated and overwhelming and the IRB...

Psychological association seeks to ease problems between IRBs, researchers.
January 1, 2008... Psychological association seeks to ease problems between IRBs, researchers Communication is a two-way street A special task force of the American Psychological Association studying the tensions between IRBs and psychology researchers...

Empowering researchers, educating IRB members.
January 1, 2008... Empowering researchers, educating IRB members Recommendations try to bring two sides together The recommendations of the American Psychological Association's Task Force on IRBs and Psychological Science focus on giving IRBs and...

When studies involve terrorism victims, think of three major issues.
January 1, 2008... When studies involve terrorism victims, think of three major issues Ability to consent is not a problem Studies involving terrorism or disaster victims should receive extra attention and concern from the IRB, but not always for the...

CE/CME objectives/questions.
January 1, 2008... CE/CME objectives The CE/CME objectives for IRB Advisor are to help physicians and nurses be able to: *establish clinical trial programs using accepted ethical principles for human subject protection; *apply the mandated...